What I’m Reading

First, a note on HOW I read

How I read has changed significantly since I got a Kindle. A majority of my reading used to be experienced via audiobook on my iPod, because I spend a lot of time walking. However, audiobooks take a long time, and I have a backlog. I now do most of my reading on my Kindle, generally on my commute to and from work, and on the walk I try during most lunch breaks. I fully expect that I will meet my untimely death this way, either hit by a bus or dropping down an open manhole [oh, sweet irony!] and I do not recommend this practice – though it does allow me to get a lot of reading done.

You’ll notice I tend to read a lot of books at once, which is not so much by choice as by short attention span. Some of those books, especially those of the paper variety, will remain on my “Currently reading” list for several years as I periodically pick them up, only to lose interest or misplace them.

On Supporting Your Local Indy Book Seller

While an e-reader has enormous advantages for me personally, one sad thing about switching is that I am supporting an enormous corporate monster that doesn’t pay its fair share of sales tax, instead of my local independent book stores. Indy book stores are under-appreciated treasures. I try to make a few purchases a year, at least, and I would ask you to do the same. In Philadelphia, I heartily recommend The Book Trader, on second street a half block north of Market, and Giovanni’s Room at 12th and Pine Streets in the Gayborhood.

Christopher Keelty is a writer, artist, personal trainer and nonprofit fundraiser based in New York City. Cartoons and writing have appeared at The Nib, Fusion, Salon, the Huffington Post, MTV.com, among other sites and publications.
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